bump up
phrasal verb
bumped up; bumping up; bumps up
informal
: to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc.
Prices are being bumped up.
They're bumping her up to district manager.
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Eager to bump up profits, wealthy traffickers sent forth more vessels.
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Hamilton Cain, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
By season three, the young actress was reportedly bumped up to somewhere between $200,000 and $250,000 per episode.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
This may have brought a raise, a bonus or just an opportunity to bump up your nest egg.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
To explore the backside, bump up the Snowkirk chairlift (Chair 1) from the Mountain Village base area, hop on Caples Crest (Chair 2), and then race down to Sunrise.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
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Hamilton Cain, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
By season three, the young actress was reportedly bumped up to somewhere between $200,000 and $250,000 per episode.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
This may have brought a raise, a bonus or just an opportunity to bump up your nest egg.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
To explore the backside, bump up the Snowkirk chairlift (Chair 1) from the Mountain Village base area, hop on Caples Crest (Chair 2), and then race down to Sunrise.
—Drew Zieff, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bump up
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“Bump up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20up. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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